Clothes-line support



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B. R. CARTER.

CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. No. 371,428. Patented Oct. 11, 1887 WITNESSESfwd/k 10 UNITED STATES RUFUS R. CARTER, 0F BASIL, OHIO.

PATENT Genres,

CLOTHES-LINE SUPPORT.

STPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,423, dated@cto'oer 11, 1887.

Application filed February 19, 1887. Serial No. 227,373.

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RUFUs R. CARTER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Basil, in the county of Fairtield and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes'Line Supports;and I do hereby declare that the following-is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying d rawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved clotheslinesupport. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional View of the same.Fig. 3 is a perspective detail view of the upper end of the support.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the lower end of the support, showingthe foot or base secured to be used as a carpet-stretcher; and Fig. 5 isa perspective view of the adjustinglock removed from the sliding bar.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to extensible sup ports for clothes-lines, andit contemplates certain improvements upon the support for whichapplication was made for Letters Patent on the 25th day of August, 1886,Serial No. 211,834; and it consists to that end in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts of such an extensible clothes-linesupport, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the lower orstationary bar of the support, which is provided at its upper end with aloop or bearing, 2, within which the upper sliding bar, 3, fits andslides, the lower end of this sliding bar having a similar loop orbearing, at, with which it slides upon the lower bar, the two loops orbearings thus guiding the sliding bar.

The lower end of the lower bar is beveled at both sides, as shown at 5,and a foot or base, 6, is formed with two upward]y-projecting perforatedflanges or cars, 7, at its side edges, through which flanges or ears abolt, 8, passes, which passes through a perforation, 9, in the lower endof the bar, pivoting the foot to the No model.)

said end of the bar. The ends of the foot are formed with inclinedflanges 10, and one of these flanges is provided with a plate, 11,secured to the inner side of the flange and formed withoutwardly-projecting curved serrations or teeth 12, the said serrated ortoothed plate being secured detachably to the flange.

One side of the lower end of the lower bar is formed with a transversegroove, 13, and the pivotal bolt of the foot may be removed from theperforated ears of the foot and from the perforation in the end of thebar, and the foot may be placed against the side of the lower end of thebar, the ears or flanges projecting up on the sides of the bar,whereupon the bolt may be inserted into the perforated ears fitting inthe transverse groove in the other face of the bar, whereby the foot maybe secured to the end of the bar, which may now be used as acarpet-stretcher.

One face of the lower bar is provided with a series of notches havingstraight upwardlyfacing sides, and having the other sides beveled, asshown at 14, and the lower end of the upper sliding bar is formed with alongitudinal recess, 15, open at the end, the outer side and end ofwhich recess is closed with a plate or casing, 16, having anoutwardly-projecting handle,- 17, by means of which the upper barinay beslid.

The portion of the plate covering the outer side of the recess isprovided with an inwardly-projecting lug, 18, near its upper end, towhich log the upper end of a beveled pawl, 19, is pivoted, the said pawlhaving a downwardly-projecting lip, 20, at its lower end, which may bearagainst an upwardly-projecting lip, 21, upon the lower end of the plate,the said lip limiting the play of the pawl and preventing it from beingforced out too far from the recess.

The pawl is provided with a trigger, 22, projecting through a slot, 23,in the outer side of the plate or casing, and with a curved stud, 2t,sliding outward in a perforation, 25, in the plate, and having a coiledspring, 26, upon it, bearing against the pawl and against the inner sideof the plate, the said spring forcing the pawl against the notched faceof the lower bar and forcing it into the notches.

curve, and a block, 30, having a semicylin drical recess or groove, 31,in its lower side, and having its inner face shaped to correspond to theoblique and curved portion of the recess, is hinged at the lower edge ofthe open side of the recess, and may swing into the recess, filling theoblique and curvedportion of the recess and forming a cylindrical boreby the two semi-cylindrical recess portions, a suitable turn-button, 32,being pivoted at the upper edge of the recess and fitting over the upperedge of the hinged block, the said recess serving to hold and receivethe clothesline, which may be inserted when the block is swung out andbe retained when the block is swung up in place and locked by theturnbutton.

It Will be seen that the sliding bar may he slid up upon the lower barand may engage the notches with the pawl, and that by tilting thetrigger of the pawl the pawl may be drawn into the recess, so that thesliding bar may be drawn downward, the pawl and the beveled notchesadmitting of the support being extended to any desired length.

The serrated or toothed plate, detaohaloly secured to the flange of thefoot-plate, will allowthe support to be used as a carpetstretcher in theusual manner.

- Having thusdescribed my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- 1. In aclothes-line support, thecombination ofan extensible bar, the lower end of which is beveled uponboth sides and provided with a transverse perforation, a base having twoupwardly projecting perforated flanges at its edges and oblique flangesat the ends, one of which is perforated, a serratedtplate, and a boltfor securing said plate to the base, as and for the purpose shownand setforth.

2. In a clothesline'support, the combination of a lower stationary barhaving notches in one face, beveled at their upper sides, an upper barsliding upon the lower-bar and formed with a recess at its lower endopen at the faces and end of the bar, a plate covering the open outerside and the open end of the recess and formed with anupwardly-projecting lip at the inner side of the recess, and formed withan outwardlyprojecting handle and with an inwardly-projecting lug andwith a slot and a perforation'below the handle, a pawl pivoted with itsupper end to the lug upon the plate, and having a trigger projectingthroughthe slot in the same, and a curved rod projecting through theperforation and formed with a downwardly projecting l'ip bearing againstthe lip of the plate, and a coiled spring upon the curved rod bearingagainst the pawl and against the plate, as and for the purpose shown andset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixcd my signature in presence'of two witnesses- RUFUS R.- CARTER.-

\Vitnesses:

BRANSON L. MANG'ER, JOHN W. CHAPMAN.

